Mick Jeffery manages the yellow crazy ant (YCA) control program, on Christmas Island since mid 2002. Micks remarks ...
"In that period we have conducted an aerial baiting program (2500
hectares of tropical rainforest) and an annual ground baiting program (4
staff, baiting approx 250 ha per year). Every two years we undertake an
exhaustive ant distribution and density survey across the entire island
which takes 6 persons 3 months to complete. This provides us with
incredibly detailed management information on current YCA distributions
and densities, effectiveness of previous baiting operations, recovery of
land crab fauna, and assists us to prioritise our baiting operations for
the next two years. We have a lot of unpublished reports on YCA control,
monitoring and research which I can forward to interested people".

Simon has previously coordinated New Zealand's national invasive ant programme which included responding to incursions and development and implementation of the surveillance programme. He is currently employed by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community to implement the preliminary stages of the Pacific Ant Prevention Programme. Extensive surveillance through the Pacific islands, project work around specific ant problems and public awareness building has been the main focus of his current role

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